selenium

səˈliːniəm

Definition

Definition of selenium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

chemical element with atomic number 34

TECH.

Selenium is used in photocells..

nonmetal

technology

TECH.

software for automating web browsers

TECH.

They used Selenium to test the website..

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selenium cell

photoelectric cell with selenium strip between metal electrodes

The selenium cell's design includes metal electrodes for efficiency.

Origin of selenium

Greek, selene (moon)

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selenic

adj.

chemistry

containing selenium in a high oxidation state

selenide

inorganic chemistry

compound with selenium as an anion with oxidation number -2

selenious acid

lab substance

selenium hydrogen oxygen compound, H2SeO3, white crystals used in experiments

selenium cell

construction

photoelectric cell with selenium strip between metal electrodes

Examples of selenium in a sentence

The lab tested the sample for selenium content.
Selenium is widely used in web development.
Many developers prefer Selenium for browser automation.

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French:sélénium, Selenium, ...
German:Selen, Selenium, ...
Italian:selenio, strumento Selenium, ...
Spanish:selenio, Selenium, ...
Portuguese:selénio, Selenium, ...
Chinese:硒, Selenium, ...
Japanese:セレン, セレンソフトウェア, ...
Arabic:سِلِينْيُوم, سيلينيوم, ...
Hebrew:סֶלֶנְיוּם, ...
Russian:селен, Селениум, ...
Ukrainian:селен, Selenium, ...
Hindi:सेलेनियम, सेलेनियम सॉफ़्टवेयर, ...
Bengali:সেলেনিয়াম, ...
Catalan:selenium, Selenium, ...
Czech:selen, Selenium, ...
Danish:selen, Selenium, ...
Dutch:selenium, ...
Greek:σελήνιο, Selenium, ...
Hungarian:szelén, Selenium, ...
Khmer:សេលេញ៉ូម, ...
Korean:셀레늄, ...
Persian:سلنیوم, ...
Polish:selen, Selenium, ...
Portuguese (BR):selênio, Selenium, ...
Romanian:seleniu, ...
Swedish:selen, Selenium, ...
Thai:ซีลีเนียม, Selenium, ...
Turkish:selenyum, Selenium, ...
Vietnamese:selen, Selenium, ...

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Definition of selenium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of selenium

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Terms with selenium included in their meaning

Examples of selenium in a sentence

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